Ultimately, he said, "it has not enhanced the quality of my ride significantly".
The prevailing wisdom of the postwar period was that art enhanced the quality of life.
Many swore it enhanced the quality of life in a way nothing else could.
He is also credited as one of the architects of provisions in the 1996 Telecommunications Act that have greatly enhanced the quality of life for Americans with disabilities.
The accountants said that far from this practice allowing conflicts of interest, it enhanced the quality of the audit.
John Lavelle's advocacy improved public education, ensured the accessibility of affordable health care, eased the struggle of those fighting addiction, and enhanced the quality of life for Staten Island's working families.
Modern multidisciplinary projects have greatly accelerated the acquisition of knowledge about Homo sapiens, and they have enhanced the quality of life for many people through practical applications.
The tending of trees also enhanced the quality of life in another dimension: some palm trees could be tapped for their sap, and the juice became the basis of a widespread wine industry, adding a festivity to communal life.
The launch in 2011 of a Guardian US website edited from New York, followed two years later by a Sydney-based Australia digital presence, greatly enhanced the quality and range of Guardian reporting in both countries, increasing the Weekly's coverage opportunities in those key territories.
The five original awards, first given out in 1901 for literature, peace, medicine/physiology, physics and chemistry, were intended by Alfred Nobel to recognise contributions that enhanced the quality of human life, through scientific advance, literary creativity or efforts at bringing about peace.
The accountants put forward the rather implausible argument that, far from this practice allowing conflicts of interest, it enhanced the quality of the audit.The experience at Enron, which last year paid Andersen $25m for its audit, and $27m for non-audit services, would seem to refute this claim.
